Thailand: SCG seeks Philippine support for sustainable development

BANGKOK, Thailand—Thai conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG) is seeking the Philippine government’s support to further promote sustainable development in the country, a ranking official of the firm said Monday.

Pramote Techasupatkul, chairman of SCG’s sustainable development committee and president of SCG Cement, said in an interview that the Philippine government should work closely with the private sector in establishing sustainable development practices.

Sustainable development is a global agenda being pushed by concerned companies and is determined by the resulting balance in the economy, society and environment.

SCG is willing to share its knowledge in sustainable development with the Philippine government. Manila officials can then use these guidelines to encourage local businesses to adopt a sustainable development policy, Techasupatkul said during the SCG Asean Sustainable Development Symposium held in Bangkok, Thailand.

“In the Philippines, we also need the support of the government. We can show the authorities [how] we did it, [but] we also need their support to invite other industries to join us,” the Thai executive said.